Answer:
48p² +4p -4
Step-by-step explanation:
A polynomial of two terms is called a 'binomial'.
Here, we are multiplying 2 binomials.
This is so common, there is a standard way to do it. The method is called FOIL, which means "firsts, outsides, insides, then lasts"
You do it like this:
multiply the 'first terms' of each binomial --> 8p*6p = 48p²
multiply the 'outside' terms, far left and far right --> 8p*2 = 16p
multiply the 'inside' terms, the two terms in the 'middle' --> -2*6p = -12p
multiply the 'last' terms of each binomial --> -2 * 2 = -4
Add 'like' terms: 48p² + (16p - 12p) -4
Answer ---> 48p² +4p -4
